Legendary Sunset Strip hotel and industry hideout modeled after a French castle. The suites and garden bungalows are famously worn-in; the leafy courtyard terrace hosts low-key lunches and late drinks.
Case Study House #8 sits in a eucalyptus meadow above the ocean. Tours remain outside, looking through glass walls at the warm, object-filled spaces preserved inside.
Free community museum tucked into the second floor of the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw shopping plaza. The gallery holds rotating exhibitions and a permanent collection of art by and about people of African descent.
Loud, festive Oaxacan institution serving complex, family-recipe moles and a deep list of mezcals. Live music from the bandstand fills the sprawling dining room most nights.
Open-air amphitheater carved into a Griffith Park hillside. Trees surround the 5,900-seat bowl, keeping the sound tight for live concerts running spring through fall.
Old-school Eagle Rock parlor running unchanged since 1955 with red-checkered tablecloths and a heavy garlic scent. The cash-only room stays loud with orders for thin-crust pies and house-made sausage.
Historic Olvera Street food stand frying crispy beef taquitos and smothering them in green avocado sauce. Orders come fast over the counter, handed off in paper trays to eat while walking through the busy marketplace.
Echo Park neighborhood bar pouring classic cocktails and natural wine behind big windows on Sunset Boulevard. A central pool table and regular DJs keep things lively, with the room getting loud and crowded on Dodger game nights.
Highly stylized boutique hotel filling a restored 1920s landmark near the Fashion District. Layered interiors mix vintage furniture and custom tilework, leading up to a rooftop pool and all-day restaurant looking out over the city.
Old-school Westlake deli stacking hot, hand-sliced pastrami on crispy double-baked rye. Brown vinyl booths and counter stools stay packed with orders of the #19 until the 4pm close.
Second-floor downtown whiskey bar lined with heavy mahogany, leather booths, and mounted taxidermy. Bartenders pour from hundreds of bottles to mix classic Old Fashioneds while live bands play and pool games run late into the night.
Historic Spanish Colonial hotel standing distinct among DTLA glass towers. Locals work under the lobby’s fluted pillars, while a coffin-shaped pool anchors the leafy courtyard.
